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Reviews for Malawi and South Luangwa Safari

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Malawi & South LuangwaScores 8.2 out of 10based on 10 reviews

(8 out of 10)

Martha

Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

General Comments

Very good tour with many interesting highlights. Well balanced for interest, local knowledge and lifestyle of people, rich and poor! It would be helpful for future tours to be advised about giving some help to the school near the Sunbird hotel where we stayed as they have very limited equipment.The Flatdogs camp was excellent, game drives superb and guides very knowledgeable.I was thrilled to see a pack of wild dogs on the chase and several sightings of leopard.

Confirmed traveller

General Comments

Our first week was spent in Malawi, the highlights of which for me were Zomba Plateau which has stunning scenery and great walking opportunities and Lake Malawi. The Malawian people were so friendly and I enjoyed talking to the children in the local village. We moved onto Zambia next, the game viewing opportunities in South Luangwa were phenomenal; within 2 hours of being at Flat Dogs Camp I had seen a giraffe, calmly walking past the back of our lodge and elephants. Over the 3 days we spent there I did 5 game drives and 1 walking safari, each surpassed my expectations. The guides are very knowledgeable about the different species of animals and itâ€™s great to see them get excited about each experience as well.

Janet

St Albans

General Comments

Visiting the different environments in Malawi. The stunning scenery at Zomba Plateau. South Luangwa is a very special place with amazing game viewing. We were pleased that we did two extra drives on the optional day. We would have done a walk but felt it was too hot. Flatdogs Camp looks after their guests very well. They have excellent safari guides and the best trucks we have been in. The food is delicious, although in the evening I shared a plate with my husband as the portions were so generous.

Tessa

West Quantoxhead

General Comments

village visits both at Maclear Lodge and Flat Dogs. contacts with real people, happy children and a chance to learn about their lives. real personal contacts.safaris at Flat Dogs camp, particularly those on foot.a guide who could explain the life we saw from the bus.Mua mission museum. the crafts we saw developing- pottery, carving, textiles paper making rushing fishing etc.The world you see will be quite different at different times of the year

Derek

York

General Comments

I have traveled many times with Explore. I enjoy the group situation. I particularly enjoyed the safari aspect of this tour. It is interesting and informative to have a good local guide. It's great to have all the travel and transfers organised for you.

Linsay

Glasgow

General Comments

Malawi and Zambia were fantastic places to visit. Lake Malawi was really something to behold and the optional sunset cruise was great. We loved going on safari and flatdogs was a great place to be based.

My advice would be to make sure you have a yellow fever certificate as there were issues for some of our party entering Zambia. I think this should be made clearer in the trip notes by Explore.